Dead Zone, the size of Massachusetts, predicted in Gulf of Mexico
(Photo and release provided by NOAA) NOAA scientists are forecasting this summer’s Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone or ‘dead zone’ – an area of low...
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NOAA predicts mild hurricane season for 2019
by Alex Paton
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting that a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season is most likely this year. This outlook forecasts a...
Hurricane watch issued for Gulf Coast
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has announced that a Hurricane Watch and Tropical Storm Warning are in effect for the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Gordon Update-Along...
Forecasters expect above normal 2018 hurricane season
by Alex Paton
Forecasters are predicting a 35 percent chance of an above-normal season, a 40 percent chance of a near-normal season, and a 25 percent chance of...
Featured Mississippi red snapper season opens
Mississippi’s red snapper season opened on Friday for private recreational anglers and state for-hire vessels in state and federal waters. The season will be open...
WEATHER ALERT: Severe weather threat downgraded
by Jared Bounds
UPDATE 8:45AM The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center is monitoring the storm front that’s currently affecting the southeast, and has downgraded the threat risk...
MSU selected for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration award
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Mississippi State University was selected to continue leadership with the Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) that will now monitor the Gulf of Mexico. ...
Tropical Storm Danny Headed Toward the Gulf, Could Become a Hurricane
by kim
GULFPORT, Miss.–Tropical Storm Danny is headed towards the Caribbean and then the Gulf of Mexico, even though it’ll take several days for the storm to...
Weather Radios: How They Work to Save Your Life
by Sarah Ulmer
BRANDON, Miss– Officials with emergency management say that the NOAA weather radio should be a staple in your household. ...
What Happened? The Recreational Red Snapper Season Shortened Again, Fishermen React
by kim
BILOXI, Miss.–Some people thought what was said at a big meeting on the coast about the recreational red snapper season might show the feds that...